DOB Violations: Older Civil Penalties Issued by the New York City Department of Buildings

Older civil penalties issued by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) are recorded in the Buildings Information System (BIS). The data is provided by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated on 2026-04-03. For newer penalties, users are directed to the separate DOB Safety Violations dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyze violation types and categories over time using ISSUE_DATE, VIOLATION_TYPE, and VIOLATION_CATEGORY (from 18 available columns).
• Map violation density by borough and address using BORO, STREET, HOUSE_NUMBER, and BIN (from 18 available columns).
• Track case disposition timelines and outcomes using ISSUE_DATE, DISPOSITION_DATE, and DISPOSITION_COMMENTS (from 18 available columns).
• Link violation records to other enforcement systems using ECB_NUMBER or VIOLATION_NUMBER (from 18 available columns).

Strengths

• Data includes 18 columns with identifiers for building, lot, block, and violation details.
• Explicit links to related datasets for newer violations and ECB adjudications are provided in the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Issued by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) and recorded in the Buildings Information System (BIS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 17:41:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, indicated by BORO, STREET, and BIN columns.